Claimant v The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
Outcome
Individual claims
Claims against Respondents 2, 4, and 5 (BEIS, BIS, and DSIT) were struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success under Rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.
Facts
Ms Conteh brought claims against five respondents comprising various UK government departments (DESNZ, BEIS, BIS, DSIT) and an individual named Rosie Jones. The specific nature of the underlying claims is not detailed in this preliminary judgment. The respondents applied for strike-out of claims against three of the departmental respondents.
Decision
At a preliminary hearing on 19 December 2025, Employment Judge Galbraith-Marten struck out the claims against three respondents (BEIS, BIS, and DSIT) on the basis that those claims had no reasonable prospect of success under Rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. The claims against DESNZ and Rosie Jones appear to remain live.
Practical note
When multiple related public bodies are named as respondents, tribunals will strike out claims against entities where there is no reasonable prospect of establishing liability, streamlining proceedings to focus on the correct respondent.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2202006/2024
- Decision date
- 19 December 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep